"It was a pleasure to work with everybody at 'American Idol' and to be able to be part of the 'Idol' family."
"I'm going to keep pursuing my dream, keep singing and, hopefully, move to L.A."
"I think that they way my parents raised me, they taught me to always follow my dreams and never give up, no matter what the obstacle."
"I was overwhelmed when people started to know who I was."
"My issue was I was always the friend and never the girl, so I always had crushes on guys, and they all wanted to date my friends."
"You're always in love with your best friend. That's why you're best friends."
"Any time you have a dream job of where you want to work, it's so incredible, and I don't think that people realize it could go away."
"I always say, even in this industry that I'm in - I'm on a show today, but the show could get cancelled."
"I've been watching 'American Idol' half my life, and I wanted to audition since I was 8."
"I like to look effortless, so I just accentuate my favorite features."
"Bronzer keeps me glowing, and a little blush makes it look natural."
"Take care of your skin! Wash your face every morning and night, and be sure to moisturize!"
"SPF and moisturizer are two things that will ensure you stay younger-looking longer! I moisturize my entire body right when I get out of the shower, and I always use makeup with an SPF."
"I have to stay true to who I am."
"I find myself saying 'sorry' for things I shouldn't be sorry for, haha."
"Laughs are always needed."
"I hate flying. I literally cry in the airport sometimes. I didn't used to; the more I fly, the worse it gets. It's weird!"
"I definitely want to put out and album, kind of like a Kelly Clarkson vibe: a soulful voice with a pop rock background. I think it's something that I've always loved and always loved to perform. So that's the kind of album that I'd like to put out."
"In high school, I felt pressure to fit in with groups and with people who didn't actually want to be my friend. That's something I learned moving forward into adulthood: to keep the people around me people who love me for exactly who I am."
"Like everyone, I had low self-esteem, and I wanted to be like the pretty, popular girls."
"I wanted to be good at sports, even though I wasn't."
"I always say it doesn't matter what age you are: everything is like high school."
"I didn't necessarily hit rock bottom, but I was working at Sprinkles Cupcakes and trying to make money, not wanting to tell anybody that I was getting a job because other people that I knew from 'Idol' were like, 'Why aren't you singing places and making money off of the Idol name?' And I was like, 'Because I don't only want to be known for that.'"
"'American Idol' gives people really wonderful opportunities, and they shouldn't take flak for what people do with that opportunity after they leave the show. A lot of casting rooms I was in, that was the only thing on my resume, and people would just be like, 'Oh, here's Katie Stevens. Another 'American Idol' girl who thinks she could be an actor.'"
"Whatever I do, I have to put 100 percent of my focus into it because I don't like to do a bad job."
